Sports

KAPLAN – The No. 5 Kaplan Pirates kicked off their second-round playoff series against the No. 12 Caldwell Parish Spartans with a dominating 11-1, six-inning victory Thursday at Gabe Manuel Memorial Field.
Kaplan (20-12) sent right hander Sabe David to the mound. The junior hurler struck out 11 en route to a complete game, two-hitter.
“It was a good team win overall,” David said. “It’s easy to pitch when your team hits the ball and gives you the lead from jump.”

IOWA – The No. 11 North Vermilion Lady Patriots went on the road in the second round and defeated the No. 6 Iowa Lady Yellow Jackets behind a no-hitter from pitcher Kallie Gibson to advance to the quarterfinals of the Non-Select Division II playoffs.
The Lady Pats (13-14) battled through a tough regular season filled with injuries, trying to regain the form that led them to the semifinals last season. Now, they are one win away from being back in Sulphur.

It is not surprising that the newest track event will be where the Vermilion Parish track record falls.
The LHSAA has been running the 4 by 800 meter relays for five years, and in that time, parish teams have gotten faster each year.
Last week at the parish track meet, the boy’s and girls’ records fell in the 4x800 meter relays.
The Kaplan Lady Pirates relay team, made up of all freshmen, shattered the record by 37 seconds.
Liberty Greene, Riley Hebert, Camille Marceaux and Isabella Hargrave ran a 10:27.31. The old record was 10:54.15.